Four landowners in the bushfire affected WA town of Esperance have taken up an offer from Horizon Power to go off-grid, using stand-alone solar plus battery storage and back-up diesel generators.
WA bushfire victims taken off-grid – by network
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What's driving regional West Australians off the grid? A solar installer's view
WA solar installer says increasing consumer concern about future risk – both in terms of what power bills will look like, and the services they’re going to get from the grid – is shifting attitudes to going off grid in regional areas.
200 reasons why people choose "Life Off Grid" – and why most of us shouldn't
Canadian documentary “Life Off Grid” asks more than 200 people why they decided to quit the grid. We talked to film producer Phillip Vannini about the types of “off-gridder” and why he now thinks going off grid is not the answer to the world’s energy problems.
Redflow’s Hackett: Why batteries will not cause mass defection from grid
While cutting the power cord sounds good in theory, in practice consumers gain many more advantages from staying connected to the grid.
How quitting the grid – in an energy efficient home – will save you
Australians can now build a house using the latest modern building materials, methods, products, technology and ideas that will not only take you off grid, but remove the need for expensive heating and cooling. And all for a healthy return on investment.
Qld farmer quits 'crippling' cost of Ergon grid for solar – for price of a tractor
A Bundaberg cane growing family is building a ground-mounted solar system that will take its 80 hectare farm completely off the Ergon grid.
Homes of the future could use only 10% grid power: Synergy
WA network operator Synergy sees a future where new-build homes source only 10% of their energy from the grid. But with battery storage costs falling, will they bother with the grid at all?
Battery storage: What’s on offer, and by whom? (updated)
Amid predictions that half of all Australian households will have solar and battery storage within the decade, it’s time to do a stocktake of what is available on the Australian market. (This is an updated list).
Three common mistakes when assessing going off grid
Here are the three common mistakes we see when assessing the potential of solar and storage. Read them, critique them, but please, don’t make them.
Award-winning off-grid solar+battery storage home… for less than $300,000
An off-grid modular home in Trentham, Victoria, designed and built for less than $300k, has won a top energy efficiency award.
